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oxysalt

American

[ok-si-sawlt] / ˈɒk sɪˌsɔlt /

noun

Chemistry.

any salt of an oxyacid.
a salt containing oxygen as well as a given anion, as FeOCl or BiONO 3 .

oxysalt British

/ ˌɒksɪˈsɔːlt /

noun

any salt of an oxyacid

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Etymology

Origin of oxysalt

First recorded in 1830–40; oxy- ² + salt ¹

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